Political Quotes

“Drunk driving is a serious problem. That is why 31 States already have a law to implement interlock ignition technology where if you have been convicted of a DUI that you have to pass this test in order to operate your vehicle. This Federal law that I seek to defund goes far beyond that, and I regret that I have to spend some of my time reading the law to the other side of the aisle, but I will do that. This law that was passed in a 1,000-page bill 2 years ago requires that automobiles can passively monitor the performance of a driver--not the blood alcohol content, but the performance of a driver of a motor vehicle--to accurately identify whether that driver may be impaired-- not drunk; it says impaired--and prevent or limit motor vehicle operation. That is a kill switch. Now, the question is how much time do you have once your dashboard tells you that it doesn't approve of your driving? What if you are a single mother and you're out in bad weather and you're trying to avoid some obstacles, ice perhaps, and you have swerved three times and your dashboard says swerve one more time and you are going to be put over to the side of the road, that you will have 100 yards to park this vehicle in the middle of nowhere with your children in the back seat? This isn't some fantastical scenario. This is what will happen if this is implemented. This is the law. I have read it to you here.…”